惹火燒身

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Chinese

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to provoke; to exasperate; to annoy
fire; angry; fierce
fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
 
to burn; to cook; to stew
to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; fever
 
body; torso; person
body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
 
trad. (惹火燒身)
simp. (惹火烧身)
Literally: “to stir a fire only to burn oneself”.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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惹火燒身

  1. to court disaster; to ask for trouble